11:28 AM,
Mar. 8, 2013

Think you've got a lot of friends? Guest lists for the Dropkick Murphys' shows can run about 2,000 people long.

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In the days leading up to St. Patrick's Day, talking to Ken Casey, the co-founder and bassist of the Boston-based Celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys, is almost like chatting up Santa Claus a week before Christmas.

The dude is busy.

"I got my list and I'm checking it twice," Casey jokes on a recent night, hours before going on stage for a show in Charlotte, N.C. "Actually, I got my guest list and I'm checking it twice." ...